Glass Snake

Explorer Tom School in County Dublin is hiding behind Dublin Castle Garden. It's an old Methodist place from 1864. Tell me if the stone finials are still trying to outdo the castle walls!

Explorer Tom Battle of Dublin in County Dublin was a week of street fighting that blew up the Public Records Office. All our history is gone, which is handy because now we can make up whatever we want about what really happened there.

Explorer Tom Special Olympics Memorial in County Dublin is waving its arms at me. It’s a sculpture, supposedly, but I can't see it through the fog. Get me a picture of it!

Explorer Tom Dublin Castle in County Dublin is the big cheese of heritage attractions here. It’s got all the towers and walls you’d expect from a royal residence. Wander the halls and imagine the kings and queens who used to boss people around there.

Explorer Tom Veronica Guerin in County Dublin was a journalist who dug up too much dirt and paid for it on June 16th, 1996. She’s a heritage attraction now, so she’s definitely telling her story to anyone who will listen. Don’t interrupt her!

Explorer Tom The Long Hall pub was built in 1780 but dressed up as a Victorian stucco dream. The shopfront has fluted pilasters that look like they went to finishing school. Probably smells like stale beer.

Explorer Tom Chester Beatty Library in County Dublin has books so old they might bite. It's a museum of ancient manuscripts that cost more than my car. Take a picture of the cover!

Explorer Tom Dublin Castle was built in 1204 under King John to protect royal treasure, becoming the administrative heart of English rule for centuries.

Explorer Tom John Field in County Dublin again! This one is a memorial to the composer. He died in Moscow, which is a bit far from Golden Lane, don’t you think?

Explorer Tom Holy well in Dublin. It was originally thought to be St. Winifred's Well, but the stone lining dates only from around 1700.

Explorer Tom Cathedral. Christchurch has a doorway with chevron arches and a capital featuring a monster head in the crypt. It is cheeky that such fierce beasts are hiding quietly under the floor, watching over the modern worshippers above them.

Explorer Tom Bigleaf Maple in County Dublin is doing its best impression of a giant umbrella. The photo looks like it belongs in a rainforest, not here. Give it a wave for me!